Am I the only one who thinks both of these stories smelly fishy (as in they may not have really happened)?

In addition to the fact that both are staggeringly implausible, not to mention within such a short period of time, ask yourself this question: if either or both of these events had happened to you (and you were a plat or PP, as the OP stated), would you simply go to an internet message board to chat about it?

If I'm wrong please forgive my skepticism, but these sound like made-up tales to me.